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Known Movies: 32

Birthday: 1934-04-07

Day of Death: 2007-02-09

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland

Adult Actor: False

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Ian Richardson

Biography

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Ian William Richardson CBE (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007) was a Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards trilogy. He was also a leading Shakespearean stage actor.

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Acting
2007 Hogfather … Death
2007 Becoming Jane … Richter Langlois
2006 Twice Upon a Time … Lord Evelyn Gaylord
2005 Merry Christmas … L'évêque
2001 From Hell … Sir Charles Warren
2000 Gormenghast … Lord Groan
1999 The King and I … The Kralahome
1998 Dark City … Mr. Book
1998 A Knight in Camelot … Merlin
1998 Incognito … Turley (prosecutor)
1997 B.A.P.S. … Manley
1996 Catherine The Great … Vorontzov
1995 The Final Cut … Francis Urquhart
1994 A Change of Place … Henri Chambertin
1993 To Play the King … Francis Urquhart
1993 M. Butterfly … Ambassador Toulon
1993 Dirty Weekend … Nimrod
1992 An Ungentlemanly Act … His Excellency, Governor Rex Hunt
1990 The Phantom of the Opera … Cholet
1990 King of the Wind … Bey of Tunis
1990 House of Cards … Francis Urquhart
1988 Burning Secret … Edmund's Father
1987 The Fourth Protocol … Sir Nigel Irvine
1987 Monsignor Quixote … Bishop of Motopo
1986 Whoops Apocalypse … Rear Admiral Bendish
1985 Brazil … Mr. Warrenn
1984 The Master of Ballantrae … Mr. MacKellar
1983 The Hound of the Baskervilles … Sherlock Holmes
1983 The Sign of Four
1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy … Bill Haydon
1979 Charlie Muffin … Cuthbertson
1967 Marat/Sade … Jean-Paul Marat